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Tolkien fans come from all walks of life and most of us can’t resist sharing our passion for Middle-earth. Amid the excitement of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug‘s release, the creative Natalie Grigson at the real estate blog Movoto has come up with something charming. Looks like Erebor wasn’t all Thorin hoped it would be and he’s selling it to unsuspecting buyers… or could it be that this is all a ploy to have a stranger test the dragon for him?! [See the Listing]
Rare and Unique Items from Greg and Tim Hildebrandt Available Now!
Back in the 1970’s Greg and Tim Hildebrandt created 3 Tolkien themed calendars for Ballantine Books, beginning around the time of the 25th anniversary of the publishing of ‘The Lord of the Rings’. During this resurgence of popularity for Tolkien’s collective works, those calendars provided an entire generation’s vision of Middle-earth and all the characters within. Since the release of those calendars, very few alternative versions of those images have been available outside of the calendars and a few art books. Greg and Tim were always very particular about the quality of how their art was showcased. That is all changing, much of this work is now being released in multiple formats that meet with Greg’s exacting standards. Continue reading “Classic Hildebrandt Artwork Exclusively Available in New Formats”
We have just under a week until Tolkien fans around the world will pile into theaters for their first glimpse of the Chiefest of all Calamities, Smaug himself, along with Beorn, the giant spiders, and the treasures of Erebor. We set up Line Parties so that fans can arrange to see the movie with fellow fans, both friends known and friends yet to be met. But we’ve apparently had some Goblins get into our servers and create a bit of havoc with the Line Party pages, so we have a couple work around options.
Not all of the Lines are posting in the public ‘Community’ area set up for them, you are only seeing 10 events at a time. All current Lines will be listed at the end of this story. And instead of being interactive, people have not been able to select the ‘Join Now’ button, so we have been encouraging Line Party Leaders to include a Facebook Event page, but not everyone is on facebook. You can still use the program to create a new Line Party yourself, or if you encounter problems, email me at Garfeimao@TheOneRing.net and I’ll help you get started. If you email me to ask that I help create the line party for you, I will need the Full name and address of the theater, the start time and date of the event (is it Thursday midnight screening or on a Friday evening or Saturday matinee?). A Facebook Event link would also be really helpful.
Here comes the list of currently existing Line Parties. If you see one near you that you might like to attend, click the link to get the address and start time and hopefully there is a Facebook event page for you to reach out to your Line Party Leader. If you don’t see a Line Party near you, why not start one yourself? And while I am talking about that, where are our International Line Parties this year? Come on London, Germany, Spain, New Zealand and Australia, why not jump in and put up some Line Parties in your area? Current Line Party Leaders, if you need help editing or updating your Line listing, drop me a note.
List of Line Parties
TCL Chinese Theater, Hollywood CA – December 12, 6pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/hollywood-los-angeles-chinese-theater/
Arclight Hollywood, CA – Cinerama Dome – December 12, 7pm start
Happy Hobbit DOS Line Party, Scott’s Valley CineLux, CA – December 12, 5pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/happy-hobbit-dos-line-party/
Portland area line party, Bridgeport Regal, Tigard OR – December 12, 7pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/portland-area-the-hobbit-dos-line-party/
Edwards Irvine Spectrum 21, Irvine CA – December 12, 6pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-irvine-spectrum-imax-the-hobbitdos-line-party/
AMC NorthPark 15, Dallas TX – December 12, 6pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/dallas-tx-hobbit-desolation-of-a-line-party/
AMC Concord Mills 24, Concord NC – December 12, 6pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/amc/
AMC Empire 25, Times Square, New York NY – December 12, 11:59pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/manhattan-line-party-in-times-square/
Superstition Springs 25, Mesa AZ – December 12, 11:59pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/desert-rat-dos-line-party/
UEC Theaters 14, Cleveland TN – December 12, 11:59pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/cleveland-tn-uec-theaters-14-desolation-of-smaug-line-party/
Galaxy Theatres, Tulare CA – December 13, 11:30am start (online giveaway)
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug-line-party/
Cinema West, Mason City IA – December 12, 11pm start
Regal Majestic Stadium 20 & IMAX, Silver Spring MD – December 12, 7pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-washington-dc-line-party/
Regal Atlantic Station Stadium 16, Atlanta GA – December 12, 8pm start
MGN Five Star Cinema, Glendale CA – December 12, 8pm
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/one-party-to-rule-them-all-glendale-ca/
AMC Veterans 24, Town & Country FL – December 12, 8pm start
Ashland Street Cinema, Ashland OR – December 12, 8:30pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/desolation-of-finals-celebration/
Cinemark Valley View, Valley View OH – December 12, 9pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/valley-view-cinemark-cleveland-oh-the-hobbit-dos-line-party/
AMC Loews, West Nyack NY- December 12, 9:15pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/desolation-of-smaug-line-party/
Boston AMC Loews Downtown, Boston MA – December 12, 10pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/boston-line-party-for-the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug/
AMC Showplace 12, Bloomington IN – December 12, 10pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/hobbitdesolation-of-smaug-line-party-bloomington/
Rave Motion Pictures at Milford Post Mall, Milford CT – December 12, 10pm start
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/events/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-line-party-in-milford-ct/
Editor Note: Our second staff review comes from staffer and author, Kili – Yes, half of the Happy Hobbit team. The Happy Hobbits were TheOneRing.net official representatives at the ‘black’ carpet premiere of ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ this past Monday in Hollywood, CA. (You can see the unedited video coverage in our uStream archive)
As a word of warning, Kili’s review is filled with SPOILERS from the very beginning. If you are avoiding spoilers of any type, please know — you have been warned!
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I have never been in more denial of a black screen than I was when Bilbo’s distraught face smashed to darkness. The seconds seemed to crawl by long enough for me to think it was a trick and that more footage was coming, but then the words “Directed by Peter Jackson” appeared on the screen, and the heart-wrenching truth was evident: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug had ended. I am still appalled that I have to wait a year to find out what happens next. None of the Lord of the Rings films ever came close to this type of cliff hanger. It’s like going on a roller coaster then when you reach the top of the biggest hill, you don’t get to go down, and I mean that in the best way possible.
Continue reading “A Feast of Starlight: A Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
This is a word-for-word transcription of a press conference held for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” in a hotel in Los Angeles after the World Premiere of the film. Seated were: Philippa Boyens, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Armitage, Peter Jackson, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Aidan Turner and Dean O’Gorman.
Press were given microphones by moderators. Although TheOneRing.net attended, for which we thank Warner Bros., we did not have a chance to ask a question to the assembled group; we apologize for some that did. Transcribed by Twitter staffer @Saoirse_Loachlann Continue reading “Transcript: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ world premiere press conference”
As some of you may have noticed – something rather unexpected happened today.
While reviews for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug were expected to
begin getting published this coming Sunday – the embargo was lifted early and we began getting reviews today! TORN staffers, who have been lucky enough to see the film already, will be reviewing the film soon enough. First up will be our own Quickbeam, who is currently finalizing his thoughts. In the meantime, however, we thought we’d post a couple of the early reviews for your reading pleasure. Continue reading “First ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ reviews released as embargo lifts”